05/15/2018
Hong Kong could overtake New York as the world's billionaire capital very soon
According to Wealth-X research, Hong Kong's surge in wealth was "driven by a strong domestic economic performance
Comment & Analysis
05/15/2018
AMP 'rotten', says Wilson Asset Management's Geoff Wilson
Investors are struggling to value shares in the $11 billion company given the damage done to the brand and the likely hit to future earnings from the loss of trust in the scandal-plagued financial planning business.
05/14/2018
The best 50 minutes you will spend this year
We live in a golden age of information.
05/14/2018
22 amazing rooftop bars in London
The open-air venue offers an intimate space dotted by palm trees, live DJ sets, and a sweeping U-shaped bar.
05/14/2018
Automation in financial services
Automation brings tangible benefits and a fast return on the investment made, says Ascent Software CEO Joseph Sultana.
05/14/2018
Jersey - First for Finance
It also includes informed and insightful comment from leading experts and members of Jersey’s finance industry, examining the Island’s fiscal infrastructure, its vital role in international finance and the breadth of its banking, funds and wea
05/14/2018
Sold! How becoming a billionaire is all in the mind... by Penny Lovell
Becoming a billionaire is harder, though not impossible.
05/14/2018
A Crypto Tycoon, Banking Heir and the Mysterious Fight for Gold
Petropavlovsk cut gold output in recent years to focus on more profitable ounces, and so far it seems to be working.
05/12/2018
The real reason tech billionaires are prepping for doomsday
A misanthropic view of humanity guides the tech aristocracy — and it’s trickled into their vision of the future
05/11/2018
Spectacular growth drives the wealth management opportunity in Vietnam
Regarding wealth management products that are sold today in Vietnam, Deobhakta says that penetration is very low in the market.
05/10/2018
What makes the Bahamas one of the most progressive financial centres
it is also rooted a failure of the international community to let go of the past and treat countries like the Bahamas as progressive, cooperative, sovereign partners who share the same goals.”
05/10/2018
OCBC ups pay by 11% even as headcount falls
It was a different story at OCBC, where staff numbers fell by 261.
05/09/2018
Awards - a time for change?
It is the lack of consistent standards, transparency and integrity in the awards industry that ultimately undermines the whole industry.
05/09/2018
How these firms are prepping for the Senior Managers Regime
Harwood Wealth Management certainly cannot be accused of not taking it seriously and actually restructured its management in preparation for SMR.
05/07/2018
When Will Electric Cars Take Over The Roads?
The Boston Consulting Group released a report estimating that hybrids and EVS would cut the market share of internal combustion cars by 50 percent by 2030.
05/07/2018
Unemotional Fed spells good news for equities by Gary Dugan
Contrary indicators such as investor sentiment suggest US equities could rally
05/07/2018
May the Fourth be with you! by Penny Lovell
The Society was established in the early 1940s and was actually a cover for Guernsey residents breaking the curfew of their occupiers.
05/04/2018
Vanhoenacker of Lombard Int’l on HNWIs, regulation and his ambitions
Asset managers on the other hand are faced with multi-jurisdictional reporting obligations that are laborious to handle.
05/04/2018
The Pilatus-Aliyev Saga Is Now Making Waves All The Way In New Zealand
New Zealand reportedly inquiring about recent ownership change of Aliyev-linked companies with Pilatus Bank accounts
05/04/2018
Offshore Finance Demise
The IBC Act makes provision for such a company to be exempt from all forms of taxation for a period of 20 years.